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            Thursday November 11, 2010 02:30:32 PM, 
             
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              Mumbai: 
              The British Council will organise a two-day education exhibition 
              here starting Saturday where students can meet representatives of 
              various universities in the United Kingdom, an official said 
              Thursday. 
               
              "Indian students represent the second largest number of 
              international students in higher education in UK. Over 51,000 
              students are currently studying there and the number is growing at 
              a rate of 15-18 percent annually," a spokesperson for the 
              exhibition said. 
               
              Sixty-eight institutions, including Birmingham, Southampton and 
              Manchester universities, will participate at the 'Education UK 
              Exhibition' at the Taj Lands End, Bandra, he said. 
               
              The exhibition will cater to students interested in diploma, 
              undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Information about cost, 
              scholarships and the student visa process will also be available.
               
               
              The exhibition will also be held in Kolkata, New Delhi, Vadodara, 
              Kochi and Coimbatore.  
               
              More than ten thousand students are expected to visit the 
              exhibitions all over India, the official said. 
  
              
                
              
                
              
                
              
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